Metal Gear Solid
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Metal Gear star David Hayter thinks Solid Snake is "misunderstood": "What really draws me to him, and I think what subconsciously draws the audience to him, is his inability to turn away from anybody who needs help"
By Scott McCrae published
News "People focus on the fact that he’s a tough guy and that he’s a professional killer"

As Metal Gear Solid turns 27 years old, Hideo Kojima says "there are only a handful of people who participated" on the seminal classic who are "still a part of the new 'Kojima Productions'"
By Scott McCrae published
News While the current Metal Gear series producer had a "Special Thanks" credit in the game

Death Stranding 2's final fight is Hideo Kojima's way of saying goodbye to Metal Gear Solid
By Daryl Baxter published
Opinion Opinion | It's not over yet – or is it?

Metal Gear Solid's former art director once said he spends "a lot of time fussing over the details of the characters' backside since that's the side the player sees most in-game"
By Alex Raisbeck published
News "Especially the butts."

26 years on, developers discuss the massive impact Metal Gear Solid had on the industry: "This was going much further than all previous action games. And that was totally inspiring"
By Adam Barnes published
Feature Feature | The Impact of Metal Gear Solid: Retro Gamer talks with a selection of developers about the stealth game's 1998 release, and how it changed the industry forever

In 1997, Hideo Kojima said the "one thing" he wanted to avoid in Metal Gear Solid was "tedious" cutscenes with characters "blabbering at each other for 4 or 5 minutes"
By Issy van der Velde published
News If only he knew what his future would be

17 years before unleashing Quiet on the world in Metal Gear Solid 5, Hideo Kojima said he didn't want "dishonest" designs like "female characters with huge busts" in the series
By Alex Raisbeck published
News "It's a serious, heavy story, and I wanted characters who could handle that world."

Hideo Kojima originally had "no plans" for a character like Metal Gear Solid's Cyborg Ninja until Yoji Shinkawa's art had him saying "hell yeah, a ninja cyborg!"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Let us cherish Cyborg Ninja
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